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May 22, 2009
Shelley Szafraniec, APR
Community Information Specialist

PANEL TO REVIEW FARMTON-GREENKEY PLAN JUNE 2; PUBLIC INVITED

A peer review panel will review the proposed Farmton-Greenkey Comprehensive Plan Amendment during a public meeting from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Tuesday, June 2. The meeting will be in building 2, room 109, of Daytona State College’s New Smyrna Beach campus, 940 10th St. Several Volusia County Council members plan to attend the meeting.

The amendment concerns 47,000 acres owned by Miami Corp. in southeast Volusia County and 11,000 acres in Brevard County. The panel’s role is to evaluate and make recommendations to refine and improve the planning process, products and policies.

The panel will be chaired by James Murley of Florida Atlantic University and Steve Seibert of the Collins Center, former secretaries of the Florida Department of Community Affairs. Panel members include nationally recognized experts in the fields of sustainability and design including senior-level representatives of The Nature Conservancy and The Conservation Fund.

The tentative agenda is as follows:

8 a.m.         Public sign-in
8:30 a.m.     Introduction and welcome
9 a.m.         Discussion segment 1
10:45 a.m.   Discussion segment 2
Noon           Public comment
12:30 p.m.   Lunch (on your own)
1:15 p.m.     Discussion segment 3
3 p.m.         Discussion segment 4
4 p.m.         Concluding comments and observations
4:30 p.m.     Public comment
5 p.m.         Adjourn

Members of the public will be asked to fill out written speaker forms before providing comment.

Meeting Audio (June 2, 2009)

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